Welcome welcome to the first ever episode of the Illume Podcast, a personal solocast where I go into my story, how my first heartbreak cracked me open and why I dropped the academic path to follow the path of healing and reconnect with my joie de vivre.

Timestamps:

2:47 Early Conditioning and Defenses

4:16 Glimmers of Alternative Healing and Cosmic Awe

9:12 Heartbreak in College and Depression

14:44 Finding Healing and Realignment

20:03 The Call from Ayahuasca

26:23 Escaping the Ivory Tower

27:40 Death of the Old and the Shamanic Path

30:12 Clues from the Dreamworld and Yoga

33:00 Reclaiming Power and Pleasure

37:15 Finding Support and Community

PS. Given that this was the first thing I ever recorded in 2024 when this podcast was newly released, please be forewarned that it is not my best editing job, in fact it may even be the worst. My apologies on it sounding choppy and unnaturally fast at times. I would like to believe that my editing skills have evolved and the next few episodes sound much better! Thank you to everyone who reached out to support me last year and lied about how great it sounded and to anyone who persists through it now.

If you would like to connect with me you can find me on instagram @ra_healingarts_ or book a complimentary connection call at ⁠www.rahealingarts.com⁠.